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Checklist for Family Pettalidae Simon, 1879
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
32
77
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Opiliones
Sundevall, 1833
Daddy long-legs, Daddy longlegs, Daddy-long-legs
8
28
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cyphophthalmi
Simon, 1879
Mite-harvestmen
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scopulophthalmi
Giribet et al., 2012
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPettalidae
Simon, 1879
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
2 Genera with 4 Species
Purcellia Hansen & Sø..., 20083SpeciesTaxom
Speliosiro Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
4 Species
Purcellia argasiformis Lawrence, 1931
Purcellia illustrans Hansen & Sø..., 1904
Purcellia leleupi Starega, 2008
Speliosiro argasiformis Lawrence, 1931


Links, sources and further information
Pettalidae at biodiversity.org.au
Pettalidae at gbif.org
Pettalidae at irmng.org
Pettalidae at itis.gov